Ten Tribes Studies (17 July 2016, 11 Tammuz, 5776)
Contents:
1. Tribal War and Exile (Isaiah ch.7)
2. Bible Read - Through for this Week
3. The Ten Tribes Scene - a Brief Overview
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1. Tribal War and Exile (Isaiah ch.7)
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/bible/isaiah/is7.html
Contents:
1. King Ahaz of Judah and the Ten Tribes
2. The Ten Tribes are Exiled by Assyria
3. The Contemporary Commentary of Prophecy (Isaiah Chapter 7)
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2. Bible Read-Through for this Week:
(Beginning 17 July 2016, 11 Tammuz, 5776)
Day 1: Song of Solomon chs. 5-8.
Day 2: Ruth 1-2.
Day 3: Ruth 3-4
Day 4: Lamentations (Aiyecha)
Day 5: Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 1-3
Day 6: Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 4-6
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3. The Ten Tribes Scene - a Brief Overview
The Ten Tribes were exiled and lost consciousness of their ancestry.
Different Opinions exist as to who and where they are today or if they exist or not.
We found four major groupings each of which may be divided into two sections.
It should be noticed that these divisions are somewhat arbitrary.
In the past some of our major supporters had quite different notions concerning the Ten Tribes but nevertheless considered ourselves as most worthy of their support.
And vice versa: There were those who basically agreed with us but in effect supported others.
(a) The Asian View. Finds the Ten Tribes among some Asian peoples. Candidates include peoples in Burma, India, Afghanistan, China, the Japanese, and maybe others.
Major Adherents of this opinion are the organizations Amishav and its clone Shevut Ami. These are run by Modern Orthodox Jews but have Reform Jews and Christians as their supporters.Â
They, for the present, insist on the need for conversion to Judaism.
The two sections:
Modern Orthodox Jews on one side.
Diluters of Judaism on the other.
(b) The Brit-Am Birthright Movement (Hebrew Nations) finds the Ten Tribes mainly among Western Peoples. Concentrates on proof from Scripture and secular sources, support for the Jews and Israel alongside local patriotism and Biblical Principles. This is the correct view. Brit-Am emanates mainly from Yair Davidiy in Israel but includes adherents from all over the world and is quite influential.
Similar views are held by some adherents (or former members) of the Church of God (H. W. Armstrong) movement, some Ephraimites (see Emplacement, below), and part of the BIWF. Anti-Jewish groups also make similar claims though in effect they represent the interests of Edomites and other reprobates.
The two sections:
Orthodox Jews and Similarly minded Gentiles on one side. This section is mainly that of Brit-Am and company but would includes others such as Steven Collins.
On the other side stand the Edomites and their axis.
(c) Africa. Finds the Ten Tribes among black peoples. Very many followers, some intellectuals, a few scholars, a lot of money and influence. The Reform Jewish group known as Kulanu encourages beliefs along these lines.
Other followers include a collection of gangster types who may be classified as Negro Nazis. These hold that the black man is the chosen, the whites are inferior, the Jews are the devil. They can be very assertive, loquacious, eloquent, aggressive, active, and foul-mouthed.
The two sections:
Intellectual types with some historical and anthropological claims on the one side.
Negro Nazis on the other.
(d) Emplacement Theory. This is another name for the Ephraimite Movement. Their beliefs are a development of Replacement Theory which said that the Christians had replaced the Jews (and Israelites) as the Chosen People.
Emplacement says that by virtue of Christian belief or instinctive feeling any Gentiles may consider themselves as Israelites. Many (but not all) of these take the view that their adherents should be allowed to come to Israel under the Law of Return (the same as a Jew), and take their place in the land alongside the Jews who should be converted to Christianity at some stage or other.
The two sections:
On one side, the Kol HaTor section which emphasizes the need to draw closer to Judaism but see the Rabbinate weakened.
On the other side, the old time Ephraimite people who in recent years have tended to distance themselves from Judaism.